Relationship between anxiety disorders and eating disorders. A gender perspective Section: TEACHING TO LEARN How to quote Cao Torija MJ, Castro Alija MJ, Sanz Cao IM. Relación entre trastornos de ansiedad y trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. Una perspectiva de género. Educare21 2011; 77. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de junio de 2011]. URL disponible en: http://www.educare21.net Authors1María José Cao Torija, 2María José Castro Alija, 3Inés María Sanz Cao Position 1Enfermera. Máster en Nutrición y Dietética Clínica. Máster oficial Mujeres y Salud. Profesora titular de Nutrición. Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad de Valladolid. Investigadora IENVA.2Doctora en Medicina. Máster en Nutrición y Dietética Clínica. Profesora de la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad de Valladolid.3Diplomada en Trabajo Social. Investigadora IENVA. Contact email: mjcao@enf.uva.es Abstract The danger of having any psychiatric disorder, specifically the ones discussed in this article, arise from a combination of personal and environmental risk factors, and the exposure to them can occur in many different environments, such as family, school or leisure time with peers, not to mention the influence of our developmental stage and/or maturation, and that the more risk factors are accumulated, the greater the chance of getting an eating disorder (ED) and/or anxiety disorders. The gender mandate impose on women’s social characteristics which are particularly risk inducing, so it is especially necessary to emphasize health education, considering that the information is not sufficient for prevention, but that it must be accompanied by training, change of attitude and behavior change accordingly. Keywords: anxiety; bulimia; emotions; gender; imagewomen Versión en Español Título: Relación entre trastornos de ansiedad y trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. Una perspectiva de género